I knew when I started with my data that I was taking a risk. Selecting something that was as niche as Austin area video game cover bands (of which there are only a few), really did limit myself with the
Music Data Chart
Had a lot of fun making this chart! It’s the same data I discussed in the previous blog, so go ahead and check out my Music Data Chart! I’m pretty happy with the design. At least, it’s probably my favorite
The Music Capital of Craigslist
We hear all the time that Austin is the “Live Music Capital of the World”. And, if you happen to live there, you know that this statement is something of a ubiquitous message- it’s on shirts, coffee mugs, and of course,
Chart-ing Texas’ Music Pioneers
Texas boasts a mighty long list of what it’s Texas Music Office calls “Texas Music Pioneers.” People from my favorite emo-extraordinaire Elliott Smith and the metaphorical fascist killing Woody Guthrie, to the woman who put the power in flower power,
Austin Music Data: Texas Music Pioneers Part One
The Texas Music Office provides an ongoing alphabetical list of “Texas Music Pioneers.” The list isn’t formatted properly, but it still helped answer my question: what cities do/did influential Texas musicians call home? I assumed (wrongly) that most would be
Adventures in Data Collection and Scope Management
When it comes to music – especially local music, I’m always out of the loop. I’ve been listening to the same bands for longer than I would like to admit, and I don’t tend to participate in many concerts or
Austin Music Data
Due to unexpected events, I had to travel home for the weekend and didn’t have much time to search for some really cool data. I did though find some simple statistics that would get me started. I wanted to adjust
Austin Music Festivals
Austin Music Festivals– Austin is known as the Music Capital of the World, but exactly how are those standards set in relation to how much music affects our community. Even though our largest music festivals do not focus on the
Making data simple for viewers
The data I have comes from Nielsen SoundScan – an information system, which tracks sales of music and music video products throughout the United States and Canada. This report, “Listen Up: Music and The Multicultural Consumer,” is an analyses on the behavior of
Data Journalism- Beth
Data journalism to me is basically interpreting large amounts of data to tell a story. This is important to journalism because interpreting data is a skill that the general public may not be able to do/have time to do. Our